Best PlacesSycamore Manor, Sycamore, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sycamore Manor, Sycamore, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sycamore Manor, Sycamore ranks 2,671st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sycamore Manor, Sycamore
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Sycamore Manor, Sycamore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sycamore Manor, Sycamore ranks high
- QuietBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Sycamore Manor, Sycamore ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC−, better than only 25% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sycamore Manor, Sycamore
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sycamore Manor, Sycamore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $75,895; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Sycamore Manor, Sycamore's effective rate of 2.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sycamore Manor, Sycamore
Sycamore Manor, Sycamore runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sycamore Manor, Sycamore.
Who works in Sycamore Manor, Sycamore, and how
Work in Sycamore Manor, Sycamore centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Sycamore Manor, Sycamore
Sycamore Manor, Sycamore has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Sycamore Manor, Sycamore and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sycamore Manor, Sycamore, month by month
Sycamore Manor, Sycamore sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 23° | 17° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Sycamore Manor, Sycamore
The nearest airport, Chicago/Rockford International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sycamore Manor, Sycamore
Schools across Sycamore Manor, Sycamore average a C−, better than 25% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Southeast Elem SchoolC · 35% proficient
- West Elem SchoolD · 20% proficient
- South Prairie Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sycamore Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Huntley Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Sycamore High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Dekalb High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sycamore Manor, Sycamore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sycamore Manor, Sycamore measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Sycamore Manor, Sycamore against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sycamore Manor, Sycamore
Is Sycamore Manor, Sycamore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sycamore Manor, Sycamore ranks 2,671st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, fast internet, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sycamore Manor, Sycamore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,508. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $75,895 median income, cost of living beats 53% of neighborhoods.
Is Sycamore Manor, Sycamore safe?
Yes, Sycamore Manor, Sycamore is safer than 85% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare Sycamore Manor, Sycamore with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sycamore Manor, Sycamore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sycamore Manor, Sycamore represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Sycamore Manor, Sycamore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sycamore Manor, Sycamore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sycamore Manor, Sycamore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sycamore Manor, Sycamore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sycamore Manor, Sycamore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sycamore Manor, Sycamore detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
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